The Dons beat Rangers 2-1 at Pittodrie last month and the Key Match Incident panel have now had their say on the VAR call to award the Reds a penalty in the first half
The Key Match Incident Review Panel were split on VAR 's decision to award Aberdeen a penalty in last month's 2-1 win against Rangers.
The Dons had taken a first half lead through a goal from Nicky Devlin and were given a chance to go 2-0 up before the break when VAR intervened to award them a spot kick after John Souttar was adjudged to have handled inside the box. The incident was not spotted by on-field referee John Beaton, but following a lengthy review, the penalty was given to the hosts.
Republic of Ireland star Jamie McGrath saw his tame strike from 12 yards saved by Jack Butland, but Jimmy Thelin's men went on to continue their superb start to the Premiership campaign with Shayden Morris netting the winner 16 minutes from time after Nedim Bajrami had got the Gers back on level terms. The win opened up a nine point gap between Aberdeen in second place and Rangers in third and was the Reds' 15th win in Swede Thelin's first 16 matches in the Granite City.
But in the SFA's weekly KMI report, one of the five judges felt that VAR should not have intervened and that a penalty kick should not have been awarded. The review panel said: "The panel discussed this decision at length with the majority deeming the on-field decision incorrect. The majority believed VAR was correct to intervene and award a penalty for handball. One panelist believed that a penalty should not have been awarded and VAR was incorrect to intervene.
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